PEER

PEER A space for art & culture located in Hoxton London
Home to Khadjia Saye’s Garden. Director: Ellen Greig.

Trustees: Isabelle Nowak (Chair), Sarai Jacob Whelan, Janice McLaren, Jeff McMillan, Alexandria Smith, Karen Smith / PEER UK LTD is charity, number 1115091 and is a company limited by guarantee, number 5757614

Today we are spending time in the garden reflecting on 9 years this month since the Grenfell Tower fire. On the ninth an...
17/06/2026

Today we are spending time in the garden reflecting on 9 years this month since the Grenfell Tower fire. On the ninth anniversary of the fire, we are thinking of all the victims, survivors, former residents, and everyone who has been impacted and affected.

These are the fuchsia French roses growing in Khadija’s Garden, Peer’s green space set up by artist Khadija Saye when she worked at Peer in 2017. The garden is now a memorial garden which we carefully look after in memory of her, her mother Mary, and the 72 people who were tragically killed in the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017.

We stand in solidarity with all who are still seeking justice.

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Justice4Grenfell Arts Council England

Okiki Akinfe is featured in the new Summer issue of Frieze, discussing the inspiration behind her current exhibition at ...
09/06/2026

Okiki Akinfe is featured in the new Summer issue of Frieze, discussing the inspiration behind her current exhibition at Peer with artist Peter Davies.

In an excerpt from the conversation, they discuss the importance of Essex as a site of inquiry in Okiki’s work:

“Peter Davies: You’ve spoken to me about the importance of Essex in your life and work, and how it’s London but not London.

Okiki Akinfe: It’s a funny duality. I moved to Rainham when I was young, which [used to be part of Essex and] is still so Essex in its own way. Historically, Rainham and Dagenham have been working-class areas, and Dagenham in particular had the Ford factory, which offered the promise of employment. That’s five minutes from where I live.
I think about Essex’s association with the reality television show ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ [2010-ongoing], but then also this promise of a place where the working class could thrive. It’s a diverse place. People are happy to talk about specific notions of Essex - what it means in relation to British identity. I only started thinking about this more because of having to explain to people in the art world where I’m from, or my experience”.

🌱 ‘RM9 5AN’ is currently on at Peer until 8 August.
☄️ Open Wednesday to Saturday, 12-6pm



✨ Congratulations to Peer alumni Iris Touliatou and Tanoa Sasraku, who are both included in this year’s Glasgow Internat...
03/06/2026

✨ Congratulations to Peer alumni Iris Touliatou and Tanoa Sasraku, who are both included in this year’s Glasgow International ✨

This year is the 11th iteration of Scotland’s biennial festival of contemporary art, and it runs from 5 to 21 June, across various locations throughout Glasgow.

Both Iris and Tanoa had shows at Peer back in 2023, find out more about these and other past shows through our website archive page, linked in bio.

If you’re in Glasgow, make sure to visit their exhibitions!





Photo:
1. Tanoa Sasraku, ‘Liths’, 2023.
2. Iris Touliatou, ‘Outfits’ 2023.

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Tonight! 💫💫📚 Book Launch: Matthew Cole, ‘Unpaid: The Past, Present and Future of Wage Theft’📅 Tonight, Thursday 28 May⏳ ...
28/05/2026

Tonight! 💫💫

📚 Book Launch: Matthew Cole, ‘Unpaid: The Past, Present and Future of Wage Theft’

📅 Tonight, Thursday 28 May
⏳ 7pm
📍 97 -99 Hoxton Street, N1 6QL
⛓️‍💥 Free, booking required - link in bio

In partnership with Verso Books, join author Matthew Cole and writer and editor Amelia Horgan, who will discuss Cole’s new book, which upends conventional wisdom about how we value work, exposing wage theft as one of capitalism’s enduring open secrets.

From unpaid overtime and under-the-table jobs to algorithmic exploitation, there are as many ways to steal wages as there are to pay them. But what if wage theft isn’t a bug but a feature of capitalism itself?

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31/10/2025

✨Today we’re looking back at some of the work produced by our 2025 cohort of Peer Ambassadors.

🎞️This summer, Ambassadors took part in a direct animation workshop with not/nowhere (.nowhere), led by Leena Habiballa. 🎞️

⚡️The group explored notions of safety in relation to their bodies through a series of collective  movement exercises before experimenting with different direct animation techniques.

💚Special thanks to Leena, Michael and not/nowhere for hosting the Peer Ambassadors. 

🧬This event was programmed as part of Alex Kyle Mitchel’s talks and events programme that accompanied her exhibition ‘In the Goal of our Health’ at Peer.

To find out more about our forthcoming events as well as the Ambassadors programme follow the links in our bio.

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14/10/2025

🌱In August we launched ‘At Home’, a new permanent public mural created with London-based artist Mohammed Z. Rahman (.z.r.supply) and the Peer Ambassadors.

🎪The project was developed through six months of workshops, research and conversations with local residents, market traders, shop owners and stakeholders.

🎤As part of the research process, the Ambassadors conducted oral history interviews with members of the local community in Hoxton and developed four key questions to ask them: 

1. What makes you stop and think? 
2. How does Hoxton make you feel?
3. What one item in your house best represents your culture?
4. What art do you want to see in Hoxton?

👀Look out for more insights in the coming weeks.

🛖 ’At Home’ is produced by Peer, London, and commissioned by Hackney Council as part of ‘Connecting Hoxton’ 2025. 

🔗To keep up to date with the Peer Ambassadors and our public programme, please join our Newsletter mailing list, link in bio!

 

14/10/2025

🌱In August we launched ‘At Home’, a new permanent public mural created with London-based artist Mohammed Z. Rahman (.z.r.supply) and the Peer Ambassadors.

🎪The project was developed through six months of workshops, research and conversations with local residents, market traders, shop owners and stakeholders.

🎤As part of the research process, the Ambassadors conducted oral history interviews with members of the local community in Hoxton and developed four key questions to ask them: 

1. What makes you stop and think? 
2.  How does Hoxton make you feel?
3. What one item in your house best represents your culture?
4. What art do you want to see in Hoxton?

👀Look out for more insights over the coming weeks

🛖 ’At Home’ is produced by Peer, London, and commissioned by Hackney Council as part of ‘Connecting Hoxton’ 2025. 

🔗To keep up to date with the Peer Ambassadors programme and our public programme, please join our Newsletter mailing list, link in bio!

 

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Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm

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